RR vs PBKS IPL 2023: Prabhsimran, Ellis shine as Punjab Kings score thrilling win over Rajasthan Royals | HIGHLIGHTS

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings IPL 2023 Live Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals looked formidable. Previous encounters also gave the same picture. But on Wednesday, Shikhar ‘Gabbar’ Dhawan and his squad showed that stats can’t dictate the fate of the game. At Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Punjab Kings scored a thrilling victory after they defeated Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals by five runs. Nathan Ellis won ‘man of the match’ award for his killer bowling attack. He broke the spine of clinical chase by Royals and took four wickets. At 4-0-30-4, Ellis’ spell put Kings in total control of the game. Later, sent to bowl the death overs, Sam Curran proved why he was paid the big bucks. The Wednesday victory is second consecutive win by Punjab Kings. This keeps their 100 per cent winning record intact. The also means that they have climbed up the points table at number 2 position. Gujarat Titans are at number one thanks to their Net Run Rate.

While Kings were in total control, till the time Hetmyer was on the crease, the Royals looked very much alive.

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Earlier in the evening, Kings batters were on roll! From Ravichandra Ashwin to Trent Boult to Asif, Sanju Samson tried every bowler without any success until Jason Holder walked in. In Prabhsimran Singh’s wicket, Holder broke the first wicket partnership between Singh and PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan. Prabhsimran was on fire today. He scored his maiden half century off 28 balls. Singh smashed seven 4s and three 6s in his stunning inning.

Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium is hosted its first-ever IPL game on Wednesday This was the match number 8 of IPL 2023. Both teams had began their IPL 2023 season campaign with an amazing start. While RR had defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in their home game, PBKS beat KKR in a rain-hit match on Saturday. 

Here are the key moments of RR vs PBKS match: